2020 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 96 points

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  1/27/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 99 Points

  Flowers, wet earth, blue fruit, licorice and dark red fruits are all over the place on the nose and palate. The wine is intense, powerful and concentrated, yet light on its feet. There is grace, elegance, and balance, with a chewy, meaty, peppery, chalky edge in the finish that holds your attention for at least 60 seconds. The wine blends 75% Mourvedre and equal amounts of Grenache and Syrah. The blend of the 2020 represents the highest percentage of Mouvedre ever used in Hommage, going all the way back to 1989. Picking on the Mouvedre began October 15, which is also the latest picking date for the Mourvedre. Like all the great vintage of Hommage, this is a wine for patient collectors as you need to give it at least 10 years of aging, and 20 would be even better! Drink from 2030-2060.

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  10/6/2022 - WineTally Likes this wine:

  75% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah (10%). 10% Grenache, 5% Counoise
  from a unique dedicated 4 ha parcel of rolled pebbles on clay-limestone
  and silt soils in the northern part of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation.
  
  Background: Jacques Perrin headed the family estate until 1978,
  after initiating organic farming in the 1960s and biodynamic farming in
  1974 as well as reviving the cultivation of Mourvèdre.
  The hommage cuvee is first produced in 1989.
  Director: Charles Perrin
  Winemaker: César Perrin
  
  A(ccuray)=2: Deep ruby. Smoky Mourvèdre blend.
  B(alance)=3: Distinctive components in harmony.
  C(omplexity)=2: Dark fruits, plum, fried herbs, nuts, earth.
  D(epth)=2: Suave mouthfeel. Full palate and long finish.
  
  Wine Tally Score [2,3,2,2] = 9/10
  
  Even keeled and elegant.
  
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  10/6/2022 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Lifted candied red fruits, floral whole-bunch notes. Redcurrant. Peppery, powerful and smooth. Powerful and deep. Light handed. 93+

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